New-York tribune., 1887-04-23
NEW.YORK SATURDAY, APRIL 23 TEN PAGES.
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to the Private Secretary and TOOK the from his
| hand and conveyed 1t to General Jones
Mr. Murphy-I call for the reading OF the message
The Republican Senators loudly demanded that the roll
| call shoud proceed
MT Murphy-I demand that the message be read.
Mr. Pitts-I ask recognized. ,,,,,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Jones Ito Clerk KenyonI-"in you
| read this messagef
Clerk Kenyon folded his arms and would not take the
| document
Lieutenant Governor JonesI direct the Clerk to read i
will Senator until we get through
this order Of business.
Clerk Kenyon made no reply and looked steadily forth
on the Senate
| Mr. Pitts-Have not right to make motion :
IqnesII win not recognize any one
Mr. Ranes-You go through this business for quite
while
message.
Mr. Murphy-I call upon the read
Jones-The Clerk declines to read the
Mr. Veider-He does not decline
Lieuten ant Governor Jones-He does decline.
RnesI make the point OF order that this message Is
Mr Murphy- Never mind 90 on and read liz t.
JonesThe Clerk oil the senate having
Mr. FassettIs message to the LeuenanteOverno
rise place demand % Be Be s order
M MsrpSyo on and read 1t and never
M e
in recept OF COMMUNICATION from the Governor Beginning
10 mr tGaq Pist.mM iss lnsfs'fs Rffesident-
Mr. Vedder-Mr. Presdent-
ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT ARE READ AND NOT
HEARD
The Lieutenant Governor read amid all these calls
until the message had been read through Here it
Senate: The constitution and the State impose
upon Executive the duty Of nominating to the senate per
expired constitution contemplaes that the senate VIII
either % o s Wisdom c m To reject
ons the Executive is thereby enabled to transmit other
senate tho spirit 4 not the letter Of the
By the and that they should
be hung up" indefinitely without decisive action thereon
transm TO honorable body the nomination Ct Ed
neither confirmed nor rejected
James Arke but no action was taken thereon The
Senate neglected either to confirm OF reject ts on
coSPiaini coa oo lcarned that there not IN:
the position there any ntimaon that further time
On March II Michael Rckard nominated to the
position and the same course was pursued sue 20 %
Alter waiting fourteen days Tor some decisive
on April i William A. Armstrong was nominated to the
same oee and on the same day the term Of
which had also expired The nominations were neither con.
me rejected nor In any way ac'ea upon Oy 's III
eiee iS .we%i body anorns ample time
believed TO enable all necessary @ & 10 0e for
which they we're named understood that Mr. Arm
FSps TS Ts SnGSs o rG Ca
i've session for the purpose considering nominations
Tho Executive could not compel acton thereon neither
S0aT;e left to him II, was ai;eOoSn to wa 6
s Roger, % and and psass ias
in their places Il I: '.G % ss9s matter ii pqS:
had GSca @ sy 1cacsa Of a, ,s hS @G al On:
Saaf SoaG no9 aaq be act acted %pon BY the Senate
With s brief history Of these nominations nat Gn ses .Sc
courtesy to the aId w sat
duty TO give the veSpls az aiIh1i ,r,i, and
It hoped might prove 1 bSFs bn M me m' Of fl1S the with In
rwai Of tho names Of and Buckbee that
their had not been msds IN % soqa a. Or or i'm
s1usiod that further time had been allowed the nomina'
In .Ousht to throw upon the Executive
sPedtiay submitted properly belong, the ssnats Tns
h,S D.ee e PsSe em IN 6e utmost good faith and with
desire to AFFORD tho senate most R s1R GPR0re brea ir %
twenty days and having refused TO enter into eI
Ss %s, ot Sa}
was astsed in assuming the had intention of
confirming these nom nations ,,.u .,, s.,o., .,,,r
respectfully decline TO be placed in any false position on one
TIC senate actually desires further %s to con
is now desirSns Of tnen a ar IN some NC ohp
Toper Pna manner the senate shall
to consider eee ba % Seey S 10 GGh
he present nominations and transmit 0r me H9m
acton await pleasure Of the senate in this matter
SIT DOWN, PITTS. SIT DOWN!
Senator Pitts was still on his feet when the Lieutenant
Governor finished his recitation. "Wt Senator PITTS
take his seat - he asked. Senators Pitts, Nedder,
Coggesha Raines and Fasset had endeavored to gain
the floor while tho reading going on. but General
Jones paid TO attention them. He could hardly he
heard so great was the uproar Tho Democratic Senators
were silent but the indignant Republicans talked 10 each
other In loud tones denouucing the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
There was a good deal OF talk about mpeaching hin
Senator yedder gained the floor and expressed the sent
,,xf.r,r Ion
say and speak in the name OF the free people
OF the Stato that here IN place den0unce
oy Hs Ip despoc and arbitrary
n"n ibe neonle of this State aud law
lieutenant Jones-The out of order
Mr. gns reasons It rs. s the duty Of the
against the presiding officer o ths senate anu 'pod
mn, Mr. a Mnrphy"You Will have to go the Assembly
Mr. we WILL OTt When tns pUssS ot .n ,ng
their rights denied IN aespotic way do nothing else
maintain dignity than that and the people VII! demand
UNFIT AND UNWORTHY TO OCCUPY IHE CHAIR
Mr. Pitts followed Mr.. vedder. e regret very much
what has taken place in this Chamber this morning, he
said say that in the history OF legislative bodies
no instance can found where, upon the calling OF the
roll the presiding officer arbitrarily, without any au.
hority either OF law parliamentary procedure or other
wise directed that call TO bo suspended and from MS
place In the desk read communication from any state
officer to that body regret il said anything harsh OF
any OF my associates the heat of DEBATE, but do de
noupce the action OF the presiding officer arbitrary and
Illegal II shows that he IS entirely unht and unworthy
o occupy the place 10 which he was clecteu oy to
ple The action which suggested by Senator Iedder
ought be takcn 1t ought TO be warning 10 an meh
who called upon 10 preside over US thl tcy suouu
preserve the scbancc OF fairness and be courteous 10
the body over which they are called upon 70 preside
1--WE have got along without any ieeHhg wna'eNer
or any contention, and the Governor would nave Deeh
treated with respect We can gain no adV antase
and desired to gain none withdraw my request anu
vote ave-
GOOD AVERAGE SAMPLE OF srArEsMANSiiiP.
1--WE have been treated here this morning to another
exhibition OF Democratic craftsmanship to another Illus
tration or Executive policy OF peanut politics Early
In oays session the gentleman who occupies the chair
as presiding officer of this seaate and Senator were
counting heads to see whether any performance OF ts
kind could successfully so through Evidently their con-